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Disable Operators or Deactivate Branches

You can use the Disable Operators command to disable an operator and temporarily disable part of a process without otherwise modifying the process. Disabling an operator stops execution of the operator and all subsequent operators in a branch of a process. An operator is inaccessible to a process when every path to it from any Start operator passes through a deactivated operator. The Disable Operators command is available when editing either the definition object for a process or an instance of a process.

To disable an operator in a process

1. Open either a process object or an instance of a process.

   Note: For a running instance of a process, suspend execution before proceeding to the next step of the procedure.

2. Select one or more operators that you want to disable.
3. Click Disable Operators on the Process Designer toolbar to disable an operator.

   The disabled symbol appears next to the operator.

Note: To enable disabled operators, select one or more disabled operators, and click Enable Operators on the toolbar.

You can also deactivate an entire branch by right-clicking a link and selecting Disable Link from the menu.

More information:

Simulate Processing of Operators